Unfortunately, being limited today to just online surfing, I could not find a good Beginners Guide to Tai Chi in available books or youtube videos. The good books I own are out-of-print and the youtube videos are poor quality. Most Martial Arts Videos and Books are not good for Beginners!
So to at least get us started here, I am presenting a less-than-good but free youtube video about Tai Chi for Kids, by an excellent Teacher but poorly produced video...
This next video demonstrates very advanced skills and form ("kata"), but at least it is quiet, without a jabbering lecture by someone reading a teleprompter. The young woman is dressed in a traditional Chinese silk garment, but you will quickly see that her Power is expertly disciplined from many years of practice and that she is a very Formidable Fighter, if need be. She is what we call "Steel Silk"... enjoy the viewing...
Tai Chi - A Soft Martial Arts
Unfortunately, being limited today to just online surfing, I could not find a good Beginners Guide to Tai Chi in available books or youtube videos. The good books I own are out-of-print and the youtube videos are poor quality. Most Martial Arts Videos and Books are not good for Beginners!
So to at least get us started here, I am presenting a less-than-good but free youtube video about Tai Chi for Kids, by an excellent Teacher but poorly produced video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaZwO3Z8k0s
This next video demonstrates very advanced skills and form ("kata"), but at least it is quiet, without a jabbering lecture by someone reading a teleprompter. The young woman is dressed in a traditional Chinese silk garment, but you will quickly see that her Power is expertly disciplined from many years of practice and that she is a very Formidable Fighter, if need be. She is what we call "Steel Silk"... enjoy the viewing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBvF6r6DOvc
to be continued...